Disability, Youth, & Storytelling | The Pulse @thepulseami
Disability, Youth, & Storytelling | The Pulse  @thepulseami
Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
We talk about As I Live And Breathe, a new book of short stories on the experiences of youth with disabilities. Joeita's guests are author Lexin Zhang & Dolly Menna-Dack, youth engagement lead at Holland-Bloorview. #disability #storytelling

For more information about the book, go to: hollandbloorview.ca/our-services/programs-services/transitions-recreation-and-life-skills/youth-engagement/i-live-and

The Pulse is a weekly, long-form interview show that dives into issues impacting the disability community across Canada. Host Joeita Gupta is blind and deeply passionate about disability rights.

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On The Pulse, host Joeita Gupta brings us closer to issues impacting the disability community across Canada.

Joeita Gupta has nurtured a life-long dream to work in radio! She's blind, moved to Toronto in 2004 and got her start in radio at CKLN, 88.1 FM in Toronto. A former co-host of AMI-audio's Live from Studio 5, Joeita also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.

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